In situ oxidized MXene improves CO2 reduction activity of CoPc

In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Xu and co-workers used oxidized MXene as support to tune the activities of cobalt phthalocyanine for carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). The strong molecule/support interactions enhanced ∗CO hydrogenation, leading to a higher methanol yield. This finding highlights the role of the support effect in molecular electrochemistry. In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Xu and co-workers used oxidized MXene as support to tune the activities of cobalt phthalocyanine for carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). The strong molecule/support interactions enhanced ∗CO hydrogenation, leading to a higher methanol yield. This finding highlights the role of the support effect in molecular electrochemistry. Highly effective electroreduction of carbon dioxide to methanol with molecular catalysts restricted on N–MXene for electronic regulation of CoPcHu et al.Chem CatalysisJune 4, 2024In BriefA molecular catalyst (CoPc) with a well-designed structure and rich metal-nitrogen active sites has been synthesized using a simple method and is supported by N-doped MXene and in situ oxidation. Both experimental results and DFT calculations show that CoPc/o-N-MXene exhibits superior activity and selectivity for ERCD to methanol with long-term stability as "Co-N-MXene" between CoPc and N-MXene, promoting the generation of ∗HCO. Full-Text PDF